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ŠAlthea Hayton 2011 |
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Womb Twin books |
THE PROJECT |
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90% of the population does not understand |
RESEARCH |
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Since the amazing day in 2002 when I realised that I am a womb twin survivor, I have been looking for the others. I began the Womb Twin project in 2003 by making a special web site. One by one, womb twin survivors came forward and told me their story. As a resut of their trust and honesty, I have learnt how to identify womb twin survivors and help them to heal. |
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Womb twin survivors spend their lives re-enacting the life and death of their womb twin. Nothing appears to be more important than that, even life itself. Once the real pre-birth scene, which is being constantly re-enacted, is made clear, then the re-enactment tends to diminish or cease altogether, greatly to the benefit of the individual. |
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The questionnaire was revised six times in four years to include the ideas that were coming forward on the stories that womb twin survivors sent to the site from all over the world. The final and current version was uploaded in February 2007. To date we have over 800 completed questionnaires from respondents who have physical prrof that their twin existed. Data gathering will continue over the next year, using the same set of questions. [see here] |
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A new initiative to gather information about the way that womb twin survivors relate to their food. If you have any kind of issue with food, or even if you dont, you will find something there for you, and you can share your story if you wish. [Visit food questionnaire page] |
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Hundreds of stories have been sent to me by womb twin survivors, some of them published on this site and some in a book. By means of these stories, I have been able to extend my knowledge and understanding of the many and varied physical and psychological effects of losing one's co-twin during pregnancy or around birth. |
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When the questionnaire results were analysed in 2009, it was reveled that over 40% of the respondents had a tendency to hold on to stuff. A special questionnaire is in the process of development to try and found out what the connection may be. [see here] |
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This continues as knowledge of the "vanishing" twin expands. Some useful sites have been linked to this site and can be explored [here] |
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The Womb Twin series of books now consists of five titles [see here] Articles have been published in peer-reviewed journals and more are planned. [see here] |
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I am in contact with hundreds of womb twin survivors around the world by email and Skype, and every fresh encounter increases both my curiosity and my knowledge. |
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